Is this “revenge travel”? People stroll down the Ramblas in Barcelona at the beginning of the 2022 Easter holidays as the city sees full tourist occupation after two years of mobility restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
Is this “revenge travel”? People stroll down the Ramblas in Barcelona at the beginning of the 2022 Easter holidays as the city sees full tourist occupation after two years of mobility restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
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‘Revenge travel’ is a silly term to describe tourism comeback trend in 2022. What’s next – ‘reprisal arrivals’?

  • The travel media is fond of buzzwords, but at least ones like ‘staycation’ and ‘bleasure’ fairly accurately define something that is actually happening
  • ‘Revenge travel’ is vague and inaccurate; more to the point, we already have adequate language to describe the anticipated release of pent-up demand

Mark Footer
Mark Footer

Updated: 1:56pm, 25 May, 2022

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Is this “revenge travel”? People stroll down the Ramblas in Barcelona at the beginning of the 2022 Easter holidays as the city sees full tourist occupation after two years of mobility restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
Is this “revenge travel”? People stroll down the Ramblas in Barcelona at the beginning of the 2022 Easter holidays as the city sees full tourist occupation after two years of mobility restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
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